Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 2004 Collection

[pennyfei]

What a fabulous collection! What a comeback for IM! I think the collection will be well received in Target (also Bergdorf Goodman).
The whole comeback thing kind of reminds me of tom ford, god knows if he will never return to fashion. ( my guess is that he will regardless of his success in Hollywood)

 

[nycgirl84]

I really liked the collection, but I couldn't pick out any of his pieces from Target from that show. I checked out his line from Target, and, imo, it was all ugly and cheap-looking.

 

[wantmonster]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the collection seems a little too random... And I definitely see a lot of Narciso and Oscar in there. I think the things there are pretty, but nothing really special or unique.

But I hope he does well too, for his sake. Not trying to be discouraging.

 

[nycgirl84]

Originally posted by wantmonster@Jun 15th, 2004 - 6:28 pm
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the collection seems a little too random... And I definitely see a lot of Narciso and Oscar in there. I think the things there are pretty, but nothing really special or unique.

But I hope he does well too, for his sake. Not trying to be discouraging.

No, I see what you're saying about the influences of the collection.

 

[As You Like It]

Awesome! The ol' boy is back in the saddle again. I always did like his work, though his interviews and commntary get on my nerves. The man has talent. I liked a lot of his Target line, too, though I never bought any of it. That's not to say I wouldn't wear it, it is just to say that I don't generally buy clothes since I make so many already.

 

[asta]

 

[wyatt.]

very nice. very nice.

 

[ultramarine]

I'm happy he's back ... this collection has immense selling power .. hope it flees of the racks!

 

[pointup]

I like all the dresses...

Glad to see he's back on the runway

 

[pradaromance]

I dont think i see one thing i dont like

 

[softgrey]

thx for the info guys...

i saws some bridal in there too...he's just going after every market , isn't he...and target footed the entire bill...clever clever...

fairly predictable and redundant...i saw the same dress in different fabrics and different lengths over and over...and i saw stuff from his previous collections...the dress with the fur bodice...that was on the cover of italian vogue a few years ago in green...

i don't think it was hard to pick out the target pieces...


imo...the hair was the best part of the show...love the lacing up the back...

but that music made me want to jump out of my skin...

 

[brian]

Originally posted by softgrey@Jun 15th, 2004 - 10:40 pm
...i saw the same dress in different fabrics and different lengths over and over...

yeah, i noticed that as well. he showed the horrible dress that kate hudson wore in vogue over and over and over, in different colors...

 

[brian]

Originally posted by softgrey@Jun 15th, 2004 - 10:40 pm
i don't think it was hard to pick out the target pieces...

...anything that wasn't beaded or covered in sequins?

i actually liked a lot of the target stuff, though. it was actually very nice: classy, classic little suits, tops and such!!

 

[-melissa]

Fabulous!!!

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by brian+Jun 16th, 2004 - 12:04 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (brian @ Jun 16th, 2004 - 12:04 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-softgrey@Jun 15th, 2004 - 10:40 pm
i don't think it was hard to pick out the target pieces...

...anything that wasn't beaded or covered in sequins?

i actually liked a lot of the target stuff, though. it was actually very nice: classy, classic little suits, tops and such!! [/b][/quote]
no...i don't think the suits are target...

the first short denim trench...all the tank tops...most or all the shoes and bags...and the khakis and cardigans...

and don't forget that these were all altered and tailored for the show...they will not be as chic or as tailored in store...

 

[Atelier]

Originally posted by softgrey@Jun 16th, 2004 - 1:19 am
and don't forget that these were all altered and tailored for the show...they will not be as chic or as tailored in store...

Exactly. Here's a bit from today's WWD article:

Yet some pieces, such as Mizrahi’s so-called “superjeans,” those with the width of a palazzo, or a white cotton sash of a shirt, seemed a stretch for mass consumption at the 1,249 Target stores nationwide that carry the Isaac Mizrahi for Target collection. Such reach raised suspicions that perhaps a little nip and tuck had been applied for stage appeal, although Mizrahi later denied it.

Some pieces that were shown on the runway, [John Remington, vice president of events marketing and communications for Target] said, will be presented in a “less revealing” version when they arrive at Target later this summer, noting that “Isaac worked it a little bit, as theater for the show.”

Mizrahi, however, said he made no adjustments to samples as they are planned for Target, noting that some of the more bare looks were from lingerie he designs in the collection.

“That’s one thing about the Target people, they won’t let me show something different than it will appear in the store,” he said. “Whenever I asked, they’d say, ‘Sorry,’ and they hang up the phone. It’s ‘goodbye,’ and click. Everything you saw was verbatim Target.”

I think Mizrahi is trying to put a good spin on it that what you see is what you'll get but there's no way we're expected to believe he grabbed a mass-manufactured halter top off the rack and stuck it on Daria just like that.

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by Atelier+Jun 16th, 2004 - 8:45 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Atelier @ Jun 16th, 2004 - 8:45 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-softgrey@Jun 16th, 2004 - 1:19 am
and don't forget that these were all altered and tailored for the show...they will not be as chic or as tailored in store...

Exactly. Here's a bit from today's WWD article:

Yet some pieces, such as Mizrahi’s so-called “superjeans,” those with the width of a palazzo, or a white cotton sash of a shirt, seemed a stretch for mass consumption at the 1,249 Target stores nationwide that carry the Isaac Mizrahi for Target collection. Such reach raised suspicions that perhaps a little nip and tuck had been applied for stage appeal, although Mizrahi later denied it.

Some pieces that were shown on the runway, [John Remington, vice president of events marketing and communications for Target] said, will be presented in a “less revealing” version when they arrive at Target later this summer, noting that “Isaac worked it a little bit, as theater for the show.”

Mizrahi, however, said he made no adjustments to samples as they are planned for Target, noting that some of the more bare looks were from lingerie he designs in the collection.

“That’s one thing about the Target people, they won’t let me show something different than it will appear in the store,” he said. “Whenever I asked, they’d say, ‘Sorry,’ and they hang up the phone. It’s ‘goodbye,’ and click. Everything you saw was verbatim Target.”

I think Mizrahi is trying to put a good spin on it that what you see is what you'll get but there's no way we're expected to believe he grabbed a mass-manufactured halter top off the rack and stuck it on Daria just like that. [/b][/quote]
um...he's basically lying completely...

even the target guy says it's tweaked...and ALL runway show pieces are tailored...it's standard practice...

what's the point of lying?... ...who's even going to believe him?...

thx for the post atelier...

 

[mikeijames]

Originally posted by softgrey@Jun 15th, 2004 - 11:40 pm
i saws some bridal in there too...he's just going after every market , isn't he...and target footed the entire bill...clever clever...

my thoughts exactly...i'm sure this deal with target has him set for life at this point and insures him financing for his next few forays onto the catwalk.


although i don't think anyone thought that mr. mizrahi's hiatus meant he lost his talent, this high-low presentation still surprised and inspired (although not new and widely practiced at other houses to a lesser degree)...i must say that his show had a high-polish that's pretty rare even in the old-glamour-is-the-new-black season we're approaching....i hope this synergy continues because i think of it as him doing the world (at least here in america) a huge service...it's influencing an entire different woman to become interested in the more luxe and chichi look even if they don't have the budget to afford it. and it's also influencing those of us who can venture through bergdorf's doors to pair our pricey finds with casual basics we all have in our closetsa already.

 

[Lena]

there is something seriously annoying me on Mizrahi..
still wishing him the best in his second... coming

ps: he sure is all over the place and trying to make a kind of statement out of this mess

 

[softgrey]

Originally posted by Lena@Jun 16th, 2004 - 12:10 pm
there is something seriously annoying me on Mizrahi..
still wishing him the best in his second... coming

ps: he sure is all over the place and trying to make a kind of statement out of this mess

haha...lena...he's even more annoying in person...completely insincere and pretentious...and very insecure...always needing to be the centre of attention...he makes me ...

i've always thought he was over-rated...